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I want to thank my teammates for being a bunch of swell guys. I want to thank Branch Rickey for giving me the opportunity of playing baseball. Most of all I want to thank the people of Pittsburgh whose encouragement helped me win this award. They deserve the best.

— Roberto Clemente

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I am having a plaque put on the front of my house. It will say, "To God, Mother, Father and Baseball."

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